Handle for latches.



S. R. PARKES.

HANDLE FOR LATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, I916 Patented Dec. '5, I916.

SAMUEL ROWLAND PARKES, 0F WILLENHALL, ENGLAND.

HANDLE FOB, LA'IGI-IES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, I916.

Application filed Apri14, 1916. Serial No. 88,882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL ROWLAND PARKES, ofPretoria Works, New Road, Willenhall, in the county of Stafi'ord,England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handlesfor Latches; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention comprises improvements in handles for latches of theNorfolk or Suffolk type, and refers to that class of such which aremanufactured from sheet metal, the object of the present invention beingto provide an improved handle of this kind.

According to this invention the supporting member for the thumb bit ispressed up in an improved manner to a channel section thus givingincreased strength and rigidity.

Referring to the drawings :F.igure 1. illustrates an elevation of ahandle according to this invention. Fig. 2. is a section at A, A inFig. 1. Fig. 3. is a'section at B, B in Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a section atC, C in Fig. 1. Fig. 5. illustrates the blank from which the handle ismade.

In carrying my invention into practice as illustrated upon theaccompanying drawings a blank 0; of the form shown in Fig. 5 is takenwhich is bent to the form shown in Fig. 1 so as to provide the handleportion 1) with the two attachment and plate portions 0 which areprovided with screw holes where by they may be secured to the door. byscrews as (Z. It will be seen from the section in Fig. 2 that the sheetmetal blank is folded to a tubular form, sheet metal handles ofthis-kind being extremely cheap to manufacture and light in weight.

In accordance with this invention from the blank I press up a partmarked 6 which is pierced with a hole 0 for accommodating the thumb bit7", this part being of channel. section there being thus a connectingpart between the sides or lug portions 6 which are provided with holes 6for carrying the rivet upon which the thumb bit is pivotally mounted.

What I claim then is 1. In a handle for latches of the type specifiedand pressed from a sheet metal blank, a thumb bit supporting partpressed from the blank to a channel section, for the purpose specifiedand substantially as set forth.

2. In a handle for latches of the type specified and pressed from asheet metal blank, the combination of a handle portion proper;attachment portions for mounting the handle, a thumb bit supportingmember pressed up from one attachment member to a channel section, and athumb bit supported by said member, for the purpose specified andsubstantially as set forth.

3. In a handle for latches of the type specified and pressed from asheet metal blank, a means for pivotally supporting the thumb bitcomprising a pair of side wings or members and a connecting bridge pieceor tie between said wings; all pressed from the sheet metal blank andsubstantially as set forth.

I11 testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL ROWLAND PARKES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents' Washington, D. G.

